Free space optical communication utilizing mid-infrared interband cascade laser

A. Soibel; M. Wright; W. Farr; S. Keo; C. Hill; R. Q. Yang; H. C. Liu

doi:10.1117/12.845788

26 February 2010 Free space optical communication utilizing mid-infrared interband cascade laser

A. Soibel, M. Wright, W. Farr, S. Keo, C. Hill, R. Q. Yang, H. C. Liu

Proceedings Volume 7587, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XXII; 75870S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845788
Event: SPIE LASE, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A Free Space Optical (FSO) link utilizing mid-IR Interband Cascade lasers has been demonstrated in the 3-5 μm atmospheric transmission window with data rates up to 70 Mb/s and bit-error-rate (BER) less than 10^-8. The performance of the mid-IR FSO link has been compared with the performance of a near-IR link under various fog conditions using an indoor communication testbed. These experiments demonstrated the lower attenuation and scintillation advantages of a mid-IR FSO link through fog than a 1550 nm FSO link.

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A. Soibel, M. Wright, W. Farr, S. Keo, C. Hill, R. Q. Yang, and H. C. Liu "Free space optical communication utilizing mid-infrared interband cascade laser", Proc. SPIE 7587, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XXII, 75870S (26 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845788

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